John Stuart Mill on Pleasure

“Of two pleasures, if there be one to which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it, then that is the more desirable pleasure.” — John Stuart Mill arguing within utilitarian framework for a distinction between higher and lower pleasures.

“It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied. Better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool or the pig are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their side of the question.”—John Stuart Mill

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